Company

Company
VOTRONIC Richard Schmelz Elektronik has been founded in Grebenhain/Germany in 1987. The business activities of the company are the development and production of electronic units for campers, caravans and boats. The first product series were tank level displays, units for battery control and automatic battery chargers.

Soon, VOTRONIC expanded and extended the product range. Due to the early application of microprocessors, the functional features of the units were improved resulting in high reliability and facilitation of the production at the same time. In 1993, the products had been improved for professional application in ambulance cars (intervention vehicles). Since particular requirements of the customers were always considered, the range of customized units became more and more important. The great demand for VOTRONIC products involved an extension of the capacity of production and stock.

The new branch rainwater recovery became interested in VOTRONIC products, and the second product series covering digital displays and control units for rainwater cisterns was established. Many years of experience in level measurement technology for campers are the basis for further innovations. In 1997, VOTRONIC became established as reliable supplier for OEM products and managed that a renowned customer became the market leader for the range of rainwater.

In 1998, the progressive expansion of the company required a new legal form as well as a new building. In the year 2000, the quality assurance system DIN ISO 9001 was implemented to govern and guarantee the complex production processes and the high quality standard also in future. Additional products for fire fighting and special purpose vehicles and the third product series in the range intervention vehicles was created.

In 2003, the course for a successful future has been set by calculated economical measures. Increasing competitiveness secured further market shares, and an extension of the production facility was required. In 2005, further investments in advanced production machinery allowed execution of even large orders with the proven high quality standard. Already in the end of the year 2005 and after a long preparatory phase in close cooperation with the suppliers for electronic and mechanic components the conversion of the production to RoHS conform products was realised. A conspicuous change in the production of electronic appliances was the conversion of the soldering processes to lead-free soldering. A lead-free production requires rethinking of the entire production chain. Therefore, additional production and test equipment was acquired in 2006/2007 to ensure an execution of the production processes, which became more difficult, in the usual high quality.

The high-quality of the Votronic products has contributed to the consolidation of regular customers, and continuous good credit worthiness of the company ensures constant delivery capacity. Already after 10 years, the new company building was bursting at the seams. In spring 2010, the company moved into new business premises at the new site in Lauterbach. The premises area for warehouse and production became twice as large. The new premises allowed optimisation of the work flow and slimming down of the production to ensure the competitiveness of the company for the future.

On the new company site, about 50 employees are busy with the series production of our electronic units for the product ranges mobile application and rainwater recovery for delivery to renowned national and international customers. Known as a competent OEM supplier, special executions and customized units are developed and produced in large-scale manufacture.

→ More Information about the branch rainwater recovery: rainwater.votronic.de